shopper

noun
shop·​per | \ ˈshä-pər How to pronounce shopper (audio) \

Definition of shopper

1 : one who shops
2 : one whose occupation is shopping as an agent for customers or for an employer
3 : a usually free paper carrying advertising and sometimes local news

Examples of shopper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An entry fee of $5 gives Friday evening shoppers the first peek and best selection of the sale. courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 9 Sep. 2019 After four years of the Rockstar’s immense success, the Old Navy team wanted to give shoppers more. Andrea Cheng, Glamour, "Old Navy Is Totally Changing How It Does Denim—Here’s What That Means for You," 6 Sep. 2019 According to a press release, there will be one Marshalls Surprise Box hidden in every store for one lucky shopper to find—and no two boxes will be the same. Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Kaley Cuoco Is Teaming Up With Marshalls to Put a Surprise Box Filled With Goodies in Every Store," 13 Aug. 2019 Last year's Amazon site crash may give some shoppers pause – and some Amazon rivals a potential advantage. Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, "Amazon Prime Day is not the only deal in town. Target, Walmart also chime in with sales," 12 July 2019 Bed Bath & Beyond has remodeled more than 30 stores with different layouts that aim to give shoppers better views of the merchandise. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Is Bed Bath & Beyond is running out of time?," 12 July 2019 Bed Bath & Beyond has remodeled more than 30 stores with different layouts that aim to give shoppers better views of the merchandise. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, "Bed Bath & Beyond is 'running out of time'," 11 July 2019 Here are four ways Walmart is wooing younger shoppers. Sarah Min, CBS News, "4 ways Walmart is wooing millennials," 27 Aug. 2019 Host James Franco is an enthusiastic holiday gift wrapper, who keeps sustaining blood-spurting injuries with scissors and a paper cutter, spraying shoppers with blood. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Leslie Jones' most memorable Saturday Night Live sketches," 27 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of shopper

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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